University of Oklahoma people
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The list of University of Oklahoma people includes notable alumni, faculty, and former students of the University of Oklahoma.
- Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.
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[edit] Athletes
- Adrian Peterson, professional football player
- Jason Bartlett, baseball player, currently a member of the Minnesota Twins
- Mookie Blaylock, former professional basketball player
- Brian Bosworth, former professional football player
- Anthony Bowie, former professional basketball player
- Mark Clayton, football player, currently a member of the Baltimore Ravens
- Bart Conner, former gold medal gymnast
- Harvey Grant, former professional basketball player
- Quentin Griffin, football player, currently a member of the Kansas City Chiefs
- Todd Hamilton, The 133rd Open Champion (British Open)
- Tommie Harris, football player, currently a member of the Chicago Bears
- Josh Heupel, football player, current quarterbacks coach at the University of Oklahoma
- Danny Hodge, former All-American wrestler and popular pro wrestler
- Keith Jackson, former professional football player
- Stacey King, former professional basketball player
- Tommy McDonald, former professional football player and NFL hall of fame member
- Eduardo Nájera, basketball player, currently with the Denver Nuggets
- Ralph Neely, former professional football player
- Adrian L. Peterson, runningback, currently with the Minnesota Vikings.
- Darrell Royal, football player who became a highly successful coach at the University of Texas at Austin
- Lee Roy Selmon, former professional football player and NFL hall of fame member
- Steve Sewell, former professional football player
- Joe Simpson, former professional baseball player and current Atlanta Braves broadcaster
- Billy Sims, former professional football player
- Wayman Tisdale, former professional basketball player
- Steve Owens, former professional football player and Heisman Trophy winner
- Joe Washington, former professional football player
- J.C. Watts, former professional football player and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Jason White, football player, former Heisman Trophy winner, currently a stock broker
- Roy Williams, football player, currently a member of the Dallas Cowboys
- Steve "Dr. Death" Williams, former All-American offensive lineman and popular pro wrestler, especially in Japan
- Reggie Willits, baseball player, currently a member of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
[edit] Arts and entertainment
- Gregory Benford, Science fiction author and physicist, B.S. Physics, 1963
- C. J. Cherryh, science fiction and fantasy author, B.A. Latin, 1964
- Larry Drake, television and film actor
- Ronnie Claire Edwards, actress
- James Garner, film actor and director
- Alice Ghostley, Tony Award-winning American actress
- Ed Harris, film actor and director
- Van Heflin, Academy Award-winning American film and theater actor
- Rance Howard, American actor
- Tom Paxton, American singer-songwriter, B.F.A., 1959
- Jim Ross, professional wrestling announcer
- Dennis Weaver, Emmy Award-winning actor
[edit] Law
- Tom Colbert, first African-American Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice
- Steven W. Taylor, Justice of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma, J.D., 1974
[edit] Politics
- Carl Albert, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (D-OK), B.A. Political Science, 1927
- Dick Armey, former U.S. House Majority Leader (R-TX), Ph. D. Economics
- Jari Askins, current Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, B.A. Journalism, 1975; J.D., 1980
- Dan Boren, Congressman (D-OK), M.B.A., 2000
- David Boren, former Governor of Oklahoma & U.S. Senator (D-OK), current President of the University of Oklahoma, J.D., 1968
- Brad Carson, former Congressman (D-OK), J.D. 1994
- Tom Coburn, current U.S. Senator & former Congressman (R-OK), M.D., 1983
- Tom Cole, Congressman (R-OK), Ph. D. British History, 1984
- David Hall, former Oklahoma Governor
- Brad Henry, Governor of Oklahoma (D), B.A. Economics, 1985 & J.D., 1988
- Robert Harlan Henry, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge and former Oklahoma Attorney General
- Frank Keating, former Governor of Oklahoma (R), J.D., 1969
- Robert H. Kittleman, Maryland State Senator, 1947.
- Scott Meacham, current State Treasurer of Oklahoma
- David Walters, former Governor of Oklahoma (D), B.S. Industrial Engineering, 1973
- J.C. Watts, former U.S. House Republican Conference Chair (R-OK), B.A. Journalism, 1981
[edit] Others
- Pat Bowlen, owner of the Denver Broncos
- James L. Gallogly, Executive Vice President of ConocoPhillips
- Major General Walter E. Gaskin, United States Marine Corps
- Fred Haise, Apollo 13 astronaut, B.S. Aeronautical Engineering, 1959
- Robert Henson, award winning journalist and author
- Shannon Lucid, astronaut, Ph. D. Biochemistry, 1973
- John D. Morris, anti-evolution activist and president of ICR
- Dr. Donna J. Nelson, chemistry professor and scientific workforce scholar, B.S. Chemistry, 1974
- Michael F. Price, mutual fund investor
- Lawrence G. Rawl, former Chairman and CEO of Exxon
- Helen Walton, widow of Sam Walton, and richest woman in the world, according to Forbes
